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British Trade with India
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Discovery of Oil
Early Antiquity
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Independence
Later Antiquity (300 BCE-620 CE)
Ottoman Turkey
People
Rise of Islam
The Pirate Coast
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- ISBN 9781440870439
- Weight: 482g
- Dimensions: 156 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 05 Nov 2021
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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This volume explores the political, cultural, and economic history of the United Arab Emirates, from early antiquity to the present.
The United Arab Emirates is a relatively young country in the Middle East, made up of seven emirates: Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah, and Umm Al Quwain. How did these seven separate emirates come together to form the United Arab Emirates?
This volume explores the long, rich history of these seven emirates, focusing on political history but also highlighting culture, society, economy, and religion. Chronologically arranged chapters examine major eras and turning points in history, such as antiquity, the rise of Islam, British trade, and the discovery of black gold: oil.
Readers will learn how today, most of the UAE's citizens are foreigners from other countries, as well as how much of the country's economy and livelihood depend on oil. An appendix of Notable People in the History of the United Arab Emirates serves to identify key players in the region's history, and an annotated bibliographic essay provides readers with sources for further research. Ideal for students, this volume is an important addition to the Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations series.
John A. Shoup, PhD, is professor of anthropology at Al Akhawayn University, in Ifrane, Morocco.
